This application provides a physical layer convergence procedure protocol data unit communication method and a related apparatus. The method includes: receiving, by a receiving apparatus, a physical layer convergence procedure protocol data unit PPDU sent by a sending apparatus, where the PPDU includes synchronization adjustment indication information and a data field, and the synchronization adjustment indication information and the data field are sent in a bandwidth less than 20 MHz; and performing, by the receiving apparatus, time synchronization and automatic gain control AGC on the data field based on the synchronization adjustment indication information. According to this solution, the receiving apparatus can perform, by using the synchronization adjustment indication information, time synchronization and automatic gain control AGC on the PPDU transmitted in a narrow bandwidth.
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2. The communications apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sequence values of the k subcarriers in the frequency domain comprise sequence values of 27 subcarriers in the frequency domain, the sequence values of the 27 subcarriers represented as IoT−S1−13,13.
3. The communications apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the sequence values of the k subcarriers in the frequency domain further comprise sequence values of five sideband subcarriers in the frequency domain, the sequence values of the five sideband subcarriers are 0, and two ends of IoT−S1−13,13 respectively comprise sequence values of A sideband subcarriers in the five sideband subcarriers and sequence values of B sideband subcarriers in the five sideband subcarriers, wherein A and B are positive integers, and A+B=5.
4. The communications apparatus according to claim 3, wherein IoT−S1−13,13=√{square root over (13/6)}{0,1+j,0,−1−j,0,1+j,0,−1−j,0,−1−j,0,1+j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,−1−j,0,1+j,0,1+j,0,1+j,0,1+j,0}.
5. The communications apparatus according to claim 4, wherein IoT−S1−13,13=√{square root over (13/6)}{0,−1−j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0}.
6. The communications apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the bandwidth less than 20 MHz comprises k subcarriers in a frequency domain, the synchronization adjustment indication information comprises information obtained after IFFT is performed on sequence values of the k subcarriers in the frequency domain, the sequence values of the k subcarriers in the frequency domain comprise a set of sequence values represented as IoT−S1−13,13, and IoT−S1−13,13 is one of following sequences:, √{square root over (13/6)}{0,1+j,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,−1−j,0};, √{square root over (13/6)}{0,1+j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,−1−j,0};, √{square root over (13/6)}{0,1+j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0};, √{square root over (13/6)}{0,1+j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0};, √{square root over (13/6)}{0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,−1−j,0};, √{square root over (13/6)}{0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,−1−j,0};, √{square root over (13/6)}{0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,1+j,0}; or, √{square root over (13/6)}{0,−1−j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0}.
7. The communications apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sequence values of the k subcarriers in the frequency domain comprise sequence values of 53 subcarriers in the frequency domain, the sequence values of the 53 subcarriers represented as IOT−S2−26,26.
8. The communications apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the sequence values of the k subcarriers in the frequency domain further comprise sequence values of eleven sideband subcarriers in the frequency domain, the sequence values of the eleven sideband subcarriers are 0, and two ends of IOT−S2−26,26 respectively comprise sequence values of a1 sideband subcarriers in the eleven sideband subcarriers and sequence values of b1 sideband subcarriers in the eleven sideband subcarriers, wherein a1 and b1 are positive integers, and a1+b1=11.
9. The communications apparatus according to claim 8, wherein IOT−S2−26,26=√{square root over (13/6)}{0,0,1±j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1±j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1±j,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1±j,0,0,0,1±j,0,0,0,1±j,0,0,0,1±j,0,0}.
10. The communications apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sequence values of the k subcarriers in the frequency domain comprise sequence values of 13 subcarriers in the frequency domain, the sequence values of the 13 subcarriers represented as IOT−S2−6,6.
11. The communications apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the sequence values of the k subcarriers in the frequency domain further comprise sequence values of three sideband subcarriers in the frequency domain, the sequence values of the three sideband subcarriers are 0, and two ends of IoT−S3−6,6 respectively comprise sequence values of a2 sideband subcarriers in the three sideband subcarriers and sequence values of b2 sideband subcarriers in the three sideband subcarriers, wherein a2 and b2 are positive integers, and a2+b2=3.
12. The communications apparatus according to claim 11, wherein IOT−S3−6,6=√{square root over (13/6)}{1+j,−1−j,1+j,−1−j,−1−j,1+j,0,−1−j,−1−j,1+j,1+j,1+j,1+j}.
13. The communications apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the PPDU further comprises the legacy preamble (L-preamble), and the L-preamble is sent in a bandwidth in a unit of 20 MHz.
15. The communications apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the sequence values of the k subcarriers in the frequency domain comprise sequence values of 27 subcarriers in the frequency domain, the sequence values of the 27 subcarriers represented as IoT−S1−13,13.
16. The communications apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the sequence values of the k subcarriers in the frequency domain further comprise sequence values of five sideband subcarriers in the frequency domain, the sequence values of the five sideband subcarriers are 0, and two ends of IoT−S1−13,13 respectively comprise sequence values of A sideband subcarriers in the five sideband subcarriers and sequence values of B sideband subcarriers in the five sideband subcarriers, wherein A and B are positive integers, and A+B=5.
17. The communications apparatus according to claim 16, wherein IoT−S1−13,13=√{square root over (13/6)}{0,1+j,0,−1−j,0,1+j,0,−1−j,0,−1−j,0,1+j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,−1−j,0,1+j,0,1+j,0,1+j,0,1+j,0}.
18. The communications apparatus according to claim 16, wherein IoT−S1−13,13=√{square root over (13/6)}{0,−1−j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0}.
19. The communications apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the bandwidth less than 20 MHz comprises k subcarriers in a frequency domain, the synchronization adjustment indication information comprises information obtained after IFFT is performed on sequence values of the k subcarriers in the frequency domain, the sequence values of the k subcarriers in the frequency domain comprise a set of sequence values represented as IoT−S1−13,13, and IoT−S1−13,13 is one of following sequences:, √{square root over (13/6)}{0,1+j,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,−1−j,0};, √{square root over (13/6)}{0,1+j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,−1−j,0};, √{square root over (13/6)}{0,1+j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0};, √{square root over (13/6)}{0,1+j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0};, √{square root over (13/6)}{0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,−1−j,0};, √{square root over (13/6)}{0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,−1−j,0};, √{square root over (13/6)}{0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,1+j,0}; or, √{square root over (13/6)}{0,−1−j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1+j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1+j,0}.
20. The communications apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the sequence values of the k subcarriers in the frequency domain comprise sequence values of 53 subcarriers in the frequency domain, the sequence values of the 53 subcarriers represented as IoT−S2−26,26.
21. The communications apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the sequence values of the k subcarriers in the frequency domain further comprise sequence values of eleven sideband subcarriers in the frequency domain, the sequence values of the eleven sideband subcarriers are 0, and two ends of IoT−S2−26,26 respectively comprise sequence values of a1 sideband subcarriers in the eleven sideband subcarriers and sequence values of b1 sideband subcarriers in the eleven sideband subcarriers, wherein a1 and b1 are positive integers, and a1+b1=11.
22. The communications apparatus according to claim 21, wherein IoT−S2−26,26=√{square root over (13/6)}{0,0,1±j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1±j,0,0,0,−1,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1±j,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,−1−j,0,0,0,1±j,0,0,0,1±j,0,0,0,1±j,0,0,0,1±j,0,0}.
23. The communications apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the sequence values of the k subcarriers in the frequency domain comprise sequence values of 13 subcarriers in the frequency domain, the sequence values of the 13 subcarriers represented as IoT−S3−6,6.
24. The communications apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the sequence values of the k subcarriers in the frequency domain further comprise sequence values of three sideband subcarriers in the frequency domain, the sequence values of the three sideband subcarriers are 0, and two ends of IoT−S3−6,6 respectively comprise sequence values of a2 sideband subcarriers in the three sideband subcarriers and sequence values of b2 sideband subcarriers in the three sideband subcarriers, wherein a2 and b2 are positive integers, and a2+b2=3.
25. The communications apparatus according to claim 24, wherein IoT−S3−6,6=√{square root over (13/6)}{1+j,−1−j,1+j,−1−j,−1−j,1+j,0,−1−j,−1−j,1+1,1+j,1+j,1+j}.
26. The communications apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the PPDU further comprises the legacy preamble (L-preamble), and the L-preamble is sent in a bandwidth in a unit of 20 MHz.
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